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... "I am Captain Silk LaBoe, Captain of the ::: Tropic of Capricorn
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The Story of Jason Teach, Pt 19

[] ::: We sailed off the coast of Brazil as night fell upon the Queen Anne's
Revenge, we kept our eyes peeled for any city lights on an island. The
ship sailed through the glassy still water, lit by the glow of the full
moon, the Queen Anne's red sails billowing in the fair wind. "Land ho!"
shouted the lookout, pointing to an island with lights. "We've made it!"
I said to the crew. They then cheered. As we sailed into the island's
waters, there was another ship as well anchored off the coast. It was La
Reina de Cuba, Rachel's flagship. "Ahoy!" I shouted. We then pulled
alongside and we greeted the crew and my first mate, who was the
captain. "How've ye been sir?" he asked me, scratching his red beard.
"I've been well." I said smiling. "Well, we've got a meeting to go to."
he said, "So let's go Jason Teach, Pirate Lord of the Sargasso Sea and
America's Coast." we then reboarded the Revenge and the Queen Anne led
La Reina into the small but deep inlet, where the ships eventually
reached a massive and extensive cavern. The ships were sailing in the
dark, but the ship's lanterns provided enough light to navigate through
the dark cave. "Where's the city?" asked Rachel, her voice echoing
throughout the cavern. She soon got her answer as we then saw light
ahead at the end. "Welcome to the City of the Brethren." I said standing
at the bow. As we then pulled into a large lake, there were many other
ships tied to the docks; junks, corvettes, frigates, galleons, and many
other types. We eventually found a spot near another galleon, but the
galleon was one I did not recognize, it had a Capricorn figurehead,
three masts, and there were three or four female crew members aboard. I
then looked at the stern, and I saw the name "Tropic of Capricorn?" I
asked myself reading the name. We then docked and we were confronted by
the Capricorn's captain and crew.

The Capricorn's captain then stepped
up to me, smiling. She was a tall, stocky woman with icy blue eyes and
dark brown hair with a grey bandana tied around her forehead. "Ahoy,
madame." I said politely. "Ahoy, Captain Teach." she said. I was
dumbfounded. "How do ye know...?" I asked. She then pointed to one of
the female crewmembers, who was tall and curvaceous, with long red hair
and eyes as green as Rachel's, she had a medallion around her neck in
the shape of a silver mermaid with winged arms and a green stone set at
the end of the tail. "This is my navigator Grainne O'Malley, we call her
Grace for short." said the captain introducing Grace. Grace then nodded
to me. I nodded back, I then looked at another woman, who had the
appearance of being Native American with tribal markings on her arms,
legs, and neck. She had long black hair and black eyes, I then looked
down and saw something that made me a bit uncomfortable. She was
gripping an axe tightly. "This is Matoaka Sachem, we call her Mato for
short, she's our cook, but she's a hell of a fighter as well. She's from
an Arawak tribe as well." said the captain introducing Mato. I then
nodded to Mato, she nodded back. "and finally this be my first mate,
Komy Fly." she said walking over toa woman with what appeared to be grey
mutton chops, but were really bangs of grey hair hanging down like
muttonchops, and light green eyes. She also had a bow in the middle of
her bodice with a pendant on the bow. "Nice to meet ye, Captain Teach."
said Komy. "Same here, Komy!" I said. I then pointed to the captain.
"Your name is?" I asked her.

"I am Captain Silk LaBoe, captain of the
Tropic of Capricorn, and newly appointed Pirate Lord of the Cape of Good
Hope." she said introducing herself. I then smiled. "I'm Captain..." I
was interrupted. "Holy mackrel shit! I know who ye are, Jason Teach, son
of ol' Blackbeard." said Silk. I was then bewildered, I then looked at
Grace because she apparently told Silk who I was. "Trust me, Jason,
Grace is just as mysterious as the sea." said Silk. Grace then smiled at
me. My gunner was suddenly attracted to her beauty, walking to her. I
then drew a pistol, pointing it at him uncocked. "Go near her and I'll
blow yer brains out." I said threatningly to him. He then backed away
from Grace. Upon him doing that, I then tucked the pistol back into my
bandolier. "Shall we go to the meeting?" asked Rachel. "Aye, let's go!" I
said, leading the way to the meeting place of the Pirate Lords.

We
then reached a large building where there was an anchor chandelier
hanging directly over a large and long table. There were more people in
the room, some were the legendary Pirate Lords of the Worldwide Pirate
Brethren. "Welcome to the Fifth Brethren Court, my fellow Captains!" I
said gladly to them. They all greeted me. I then turned my attention to a
man dressed in Frenchman's attire. "Good to see ye again, Capitan
Chevron!" I said. Capitan Chevron was the Pirate Lord of the English
Channel and leader of the French Pirate Brethren he then bowed in
respect. "Good to see you too, Monsieur Teach." he said back to me in
his native accent. I then looked at an Asian woman, Chinese in origin,
wearing a silk decorated black kimino. "Mistress Ling." I said bowing.
Mistress Ling was the Pirate Lord of the Korean Sea and the leader of
the Chinese and Korean Pirate Brethren. She then smiled and bowed back.
"Captain Teach." she said. I then looked over to a man dressed in red
orange Middle Eastern attire and turban. He had a wire thin moustache.
"Amal Jizhadee, Բարեւ Ձեզ ("hello")." I said to him. Amal was the Pirate
Lord of the Indian Ocean and the leader of the Muslim Pirate Brethren.
He then smiled back. "Բարեւ Ձեզ, Jason Teach." he said back in delight.
Rachel then took a step forward. "Hello, pirate and piratess captains."
she said, "I'm Rachel Anne Rackham, Pirate Lord of the Gulf of Mexico."
she then showed her Piece of Eight as proof, a silver doubloon. I was
then shocked. "you're a Pirate Lord?" I asked her. She nodded on reply.
Silk then took a step forward and then said she was the newly appointed
Lord of the Cape of Good Hope, showing her Piece of Eight as well which
was a gold ingot.

After a short break, I then banged the table with a
chain shot, getting the attention of the Lords. "I summoned all of ye
because we face a terrible threat...Jolly Roger and the Undead Fleet." I
said gravely. The Lords then began conversing worryingly. "What can we
do about the fleet led by the Peste Noir?" asked Chevron. "We must fight
against them." I said. There was a short silence, then there was
laughter, which I thought was absurd to be doing in this time of matter.
"This city is hidden from the world, only we know about it." said
Mistress Ling, "There is no need to fight if they cannot find us." All
of the others agree. "But...Jolly Roger knows where I am at all times." I
then said. "FIGHTING AGAINST THEM WOULD BE SUICIDE!!" shouted Amal.

Suddenly, I began hearing the thudding of boots behind me. I turned
around and saw a man dressed in red captain's attire. "Oh my Lord." I
said, "Welcome, Captain Gabriel Drummond, or should I say Captain
Greyhound." He then nodded walking to where a chair was. Greyhound was
the newly appointed Pirate Lord of the seas around Madagascar, he earned
the nickname "The Red Gentleman" due from his red attire and his
appearance, he did not look anything like an ordinary pirate. "We need
to fight against the fleet, this could be one fight that the Brethren
could be remembered for also." I said. The captains then pondered at the
thought. Silk then looked at me with a smile on her face. "Don't ye
remember an act of war can only be declared by the Pirate King?" asked
Chevron. "Damn, I remember now." I said, but then it flashed in my head.
"I call for a vote." I said. Everyone then groaned. "I vote for Capitan
Chevron." said Chevron. "Mistress Ling." said Ling. "Amal Jizhadee."
said Amal. "Captain Greyhound." said Greyhound in his Scottish accent.
"Jason Teach." I said. "Silk...Ah, what the hell, I'll vote for Cap'n
Teach here." said Silk. "Jason Teach." said Rachel who smiled at me, her
green eyes glittering in the candlelight. "Well, that's settled." I
said. "What's say you, Captain Teach? King of the Brethren." asked Ling.
I then unsheathed my father's sword and stabbed the wooden floor.
"Prepare every ship that floats, at dawn. We're at war." I said. Komy
then took a step forward. "Well, let's show those living dog bones what
we can do!" she said proudly. The pirates and the captains then cheered
at the declaration, walking out of the building. I then pulled the sword
from the floor and sheathed it. I then turned around and found Rachel
standing in front of me. "Take my hand." she said. I then took her hand
and we walked out back to the Queen Anne.

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Lost in my dreams

This night will never end. You can only fly in your dreams. Midnight will be your friend. Drift away on starlight beams. Clocks are ticking the night away. You can only fly until dawn ascends. The moon shines starlight beams. And you'll be flying in your dreams.